
International Importers of Quality Gemstones – Specializing in Fine Faceted Colored Gemstones
Home About Us Gemstone Photo Galleries Inventory Lists Learn More All That Glitters in the News 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Lifetime Guarantee Policies Purchase Form Testimonials Site Map Contact Us ___________________________ All That Glitters 272 Broadway #732 Methuen, MA 01844 Telephone/Answering Service: 978-975-2272 E-Mail: labrown@atggems.com	Learn More... Faceting Gemstones From Rough Has Inherent Risk Not only is it difficult to find fine quality facet rough gemstone material, but one never knows about issues that one cannot see initially during the initial inspection process. Once purchased, there can be surprises when one polishes a window to look inside. Learn More about some of the issues that All That Glitters has encountered in some very fine costly rough... < Rough Issues > U.S. Dollar Hits Low; Expect Fine Quality Gemstones to Increase < ATG Article - Low US Dollar > All That Glitters visited the high deserts of Oregon (July 2007) in search of Sunstone. Read about the trip, view photos and learn more about Oregon Sunstone... < ATG Oregon Sunstone Mining Trip > More and More deception is being seen on the internet. See some of the cases that All That Glitters has encountered. Most of it is hard to believe! < OnLine Gemstone Decepton > Learn more about the owner of All That Glitters and the search for gemstones... Eagle Tribune Interview - October 2006 In the Loupe: Gemologist Travels Globe for Stones Read questions asked of the owner of All That Glitters, as well as the candid answers, during an interview and photo shoot for the Eagle Tribune (Oct 2006): Eagle Tribune Questions All That Glitters' gemstones may be impossible to compare to "similar" ones in the market due to rarity, color, size or clarity. Learn more about the All That Glitters Exclusive Approach, which is not a marketing strategy but actually based on knowledge of what makes a fine exquisite rare gemstone... All That Glitters' Exclusive Approach "Paraiba" is being re-defined within the Gemstone Trade. Learn More about what may be defined as "Paraiba" Tourmaline: Paraiba Nomenclature AGTA - The Question of Paraiba ATG News Release (July 17, 2006) - 500ct Watermelon Tourmaline Slice from Maine Destined for Future Maine Museum All That Glitters recently sold a slice of Maine History, a watermelon slice to be more exact, but this slice is not edible... (Learn More about the history of Tourmaline in Maine by visiting this link) Gemstones - Understanding, Identifying and Buying, by Keith Wallis A new gemstone book to the market, featuring a Color Change Diaspore from the All That Glitters inventory. Another publication where All That Glitters gemstones have appeared! GEMS - Legend and Lore Cedar Wings Magazine Article Text by: Hania Jurdak Photos by: L. Allen Brown/All That Glitters Want to learn more about Gemstones??? Live in the New England Area?? Join the Continuing Ed Class "The World Of Gemstones" at North Essex Community College, taught by the owner and founder of All That Glitters - L. Allen Brown Future schedules will be posted here but might not always be available: http://www.necc.mass.edu/noncredit/personalenrichment/gems.shtml The 4C's of Colored Gemstones Buyer Beware - What is not told to the customer can hurt them! Synthetic vs. Simulant Prices of Synthetics can be many times that of a simulant. What is the difference? Alexandrite (Natural)/Synthetic Alexandrite All That Glitters Local Business Profile - Lawrence Eagle Tribune article Apatite - Jewelers Circular Keystone (JCK article) David Stanley - Gemstone Sculptor (retired) Diaspore Facetating Gems - Coast and Country Article Imperial Malaia Garnet Maine Amethyst Find - Lawrence Eagle Tribune Article Paraiba Pezzottaite Tanzanite - Before It Was Tanzanite: Jewelers Circular Keystone (JCK article) View Rough and the Faceted Stone Produced World of Gemstones - All That Glitters TV Show All That Glitters Advertisements	"I love visiting your website, the images are all great and changing regularly so it is a pleasure to visit. There is also lots of good info about a variety of stones, a pleasure for someone who lives in a city where colored stones other than the big three are not apperciated much." DF - Sask.CANADA — "Thank you so much for your reply. I will research that article in JCK You have helped me a lot on a difficult assignment I could not find hardly any references for this material.. I love your web site it is full of great information and extremely well done. Aloha." SD - Graduate Gemologist, CGA, (appraisal lab in Honolulu)
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International Importers of Quality Gemstones – Specializing in Fine Faceted Colored Gemstones

___________________________

All That Glitters
272 Broadway #732
Methuen, MA 01844
Telephone/Answering Service: 978-975-2272

E-Mail: labrown@atggems.com

Learn More...

Faceting Gemstones From Rough Has Inherent Risk
Not only is it difficult to find fine quality facet rough gemstone material, but one never knows about issues that one cannot see initially during the initial inspection process. Once purchased, there can be surprises when one polishes a window to look inside. Learn More about some of the issues that All That Glitters has encountered in some very fine costly rough...
< Rough Issues >

U.S. Dollar Hits Low; Expect Fine Quality Gemstones to Increase
< ATG Article - Low US Dollar >

All That Glitters visited the high deserts of Oregon (July 2007) in search of Sunstone. Read about the trip, view photos and learn more about Oregon Sunstone...   < ATG Oregon Sunstone Mining Trip >

More and More deception is being seen on the internet. See some of the cases that All That Glitters has encountered. Most of it is hard to believe! < OnLine Gemstone Decepton >

Learn more about the owner of All That Glitters and the search for gemstones...
Eagle Tribune Interview - October 2006
In the Loupe: Gemologist Travels Globe for Stones

Read questions asked of the owner of All That Glitters, as well as the candid answers, during an interview and photo shoot for the Eagle Tribune (Oct 2006):
Eagle Tribune Questions

All That Glitters' gemstones may be impossible to compare to "similar" ones in the market due to rarity, color, size or clarity. Learn more about the All That Glitters Exclusive Approach, which is not a marketing strategy but actually based on knowledge of what makes a fine exquisite rare gemstone...
All That Glitters' Exclusive Approach

"Paraiba" is being re-defined within the Gemstone Trade. Learn More about what may be defined as "Paraiba" Tourmaline:
Paraiba Nomenclature
AGTA - The Question of Paraiba

ATG News Release (July 17, 2006) - 500ct Watermelon Tourmaline Slice from Maine Destined for Future Maine Museum
All That Glitters recently sold a slice of Maine History, a watermelon slice to be more exact, but this slice is not edible...
(Learn More about the history of Tourmaline in Maine by visiting this link)

Gemstones - Understanding, Identifying and Buying, by Keith Wallis
A new gemstone book to the market, featuring a Color Change Diaspore from the
All That Glitters inventory. Another publication where All That Glitters gemstones have appeared!

GEMS - Legend and Lore
Cedar Wings Magazine Article
Text by: Hania Jurdak
Photos by: L. Allen Brown/All That Glitters

Want to learn more about Gemstones??? Live in the New England Area?? Join the Continuing Ed Class "The World Of Gemstones" at North Essex Community College, taught by the owner and founder of All That Glitters - L. Allen Brown
Future schedules will be posted here but might not always be available:
http://www.necc.mass.edu/noncredit/personalenrichment/gems.shtml

The 4C's of Colored Gemstones

Buyer Beware - What is not told to the customer can hurt them!

Synthetic vs. Simulant
Prices of Synthetics can be many times that of a simulant. What is the difference?

Alexandrite (Natural)/Synthetic Alexandrite

All That Glitters Local Business Profile - Lawrence Eagle Tribune article

Apatite - Jewelers Circular Keystone (JCK article)

David Stanley - Gemstone Sculptor (retired)

Diaspore

Facetating Gems - Coast and Country Article

Imperial Malaia Garnet

Maine Amethyst Find - Lawrence Eagle Tribune Article

Paraiba

Pezzottaite

Tanzanite - Before It Was Tanzanite: Jewelers Circular Keystone (JCK article)

View Rough and the Faceted Stone Produced

World of Gemstones - All That Glitters TV Show

All That Glitters Advertisements

"I love visiting your website, the images are all great and changing regularly so it is a pleasure to visit. There is also lots of good info about a variety of stones, a pleasure for someone who lives in a city where colored stones other than the big three are not apperciated much."
DF - Sask.CANADA

—

"Thank you so much for your reply. I will research that article in JCK You have helped me a lot on a difficult assignment I could not find hardly any references for this material.. I love your web site it is full of great information and extremely well done. Aloha."
SD - Graduate Gemologist, CGA, (appraisal lab in Honolulu)